BIOGRAPHY: Tarring Davis, History of Blair County, PA, Vol. II, 1931 - File 5 Contributed July 2003 for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Russell Judy Banja Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ A HISTORY OF BLAIR COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA UNDER EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF TARRING S. DAVIS LUCILE SHENK ASSOCIATE EDITOR VOLUME II PUBLISHERS NATIONAL HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. HARRISBURG 1931 BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL 2 - 121 JESSE ROFFE WIKE, manufacturer of Roaring Spring, represents the Second District of Blair County in the legislature. Born here, February 24, 1895, he is a son of David R. and Magdalene (Roffe) Wike, the former of whom died in June, 1910, and the latter of whom is a resident of Roaring Spring. The father was a mechanical engineer by profession and was deeply interested in the industrial advancement of the community. He engaged in manufacturing in partnership with D. M. Bare and was one of the founders of the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company. Civic affairs found in him an active participant, and he served a number of years as a Republican member of the borough council. Jesse Roffe Wike attended the public schools of Roaring Spring, the Tome School, Port Deposit, Maryland, and the Kiskiminetas School, Saltsburg, Pa., and then matriculated at the University of Pennsylvania, from which he received the degree of bachelor of science in 1918. Immediately thereafter, he entered the army for service in the World War, serving in the 80th Division, first with the 305th Engineers and then with the 319th Field Hospital as surgical assistant in France. He was discharged from the army in June, 1919, and returned to Roaring Spring at that time. (He is a member of the firm of the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company.) He was an organizer and is vice-president of the West Company, of Philadelphia, a rubber products manufacturing enterprise. He became one of the founders of the Roaring Spring Building & Loan Association and is now serving as its secretary. Like his father, he has taken an active part in the civic affairs of the community, serving as borough burgess from 1922 to 1926 and as a member of the borough council since 1928. He was elected to represent the Second District of Blair County in the State Legislature in the session of 1929- 30 and was re-elected for the session of 1930-31. A member of the Masonic fraternity, he is affiliated with the Chapter, Commandery, and Consistory and is a member of Jaffa Temple of the Shrine, the Elks, R. O. J., and Rotary Club, in the organization of which he assisted and of which he was the second president. He is also a member of the Blairmont Country Club, Altoona Cricket Club, Spruce Creek Rod & Gun Club, Penn Athletic Club of Philadelphia, Johnstown Post, No. 12, of the 80th Division Veterans' Association, and Murray Appleman Post, No. 149, American Legion, of which he was the first commander. In 1922, he married Lelia Barr Anderson, of Columbia, Tennessee, and they have two children: Jesse Roffe, Jr., born in 1927, and jean Barr, born in April, 1930. Both Mr. and Mrs. Wike are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. JAMES SHOWE WILLIAMS, chief accountant for the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company, was born in Cambria County, Pa., January 8, 1862, a son of Rev. J. A. J. and Mary Jane (Gilliland) Williams, both of whom are deceased. The father was a local minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church and also engaged in carpenter contracting. James S. Williams obtained his education in the public schools and the Stone Valley Academy and for six years was a teacher in the local schools. In 1889, he became associated with the Roaring Spring Blank Book Company as chief accountant and has since held that position. As BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 122 a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, he has taken an active interest in the affairs of the local congregation, being a member of the board of trustees and the board of stewards and superintendent of the Sunday School for twenty years. In 1881, he married Annetta Mauk, who died January 22, 1930, leaving eight children, as follows: Rev. J. Merrill, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, York, Pa.; George B., head of the mathematics department of the Altoona High School; Clara B. McDermott, an employee of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio; Edwin W., a heating engineer of Pittsburgh, Pa., who served as a corporal with the 28th Division during the World War; Glenn W., a pharmacist of Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. J. Brooks Kinzer, of Roaring Spring; Byron J., at home with his father, he being so seriously wounded in the war while serving with the 42nd Division that he spent more than a year in the hospital; and Carl H., local representative for the Ford Motor Company. GEORGE CUNNINGHAM WILSON, JR., vice-president and assistant manager of the Wilson Chemical Company, of Tyrone, is a native of this city and a son of George C. Wilson, of whom more is contained on other pages of this work. Born in 1905, he attended the local public schools, the Hill School, of Pottstown, Pa., and Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., from which he graduated with a baccalaureate degree in arts in 1927. Returning to Tyrone at that time, he became associated with his father as vice-president and assistant manager and has since continued in that capacity. The Wilson organization is composed of three companies operating under one head, they being as follows: The Wilson Chemical Company, manufacturing and selling White Cloverine salve; the Junior Food Products Company, incorporated in September, 1930, for the manufacture of gelatine; and the Wilson Products Company, incorporated at the same time for the manufacture of cough drops. Mr. Wilson is a Thirty-second Degree Mason, a Democrat in politics, and a communicant of the Episcopal Church. He was married August 8, 1929, to Sarah Anderson, daughter of C. F. Anderson, of Altoona, Pa., and they have a son, George C., III, born July 24, 1930. THEODORE ARTER, JR., editor, vice-president, and general manager of the Tribune Publishing Company, publishers of the Altoona Daily Tribune, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 15, 1894, and comes of an old Pennsylvania family, Arter's Mills, near Gettysburg, having been named for the them. Theodore Arter, his father, was born in Hanoverton, Ohio, but has spent most of his life at Cleveland, where he is now retired. He married Gertrude Phelps, and they maintain their home at Cleveland. Theodore Arter, Jr., received a public school education, graduating from Rayen High School, Youngstown, Ohio, and then studied at Wesleyan University for two years. He completed his college work at Columbia University, and when the United States entered the World War, he entered the army, being commissioned captain in the Air Service. He was stationed at Langley Field, Virginia, until his discharge, July 9, 1919, his enlistment dating from April 17, 1917. Following his discharge, he was BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 123 engaged in special newspaper work at Ithaca, New York, until June, 1923, when he came to Altoona to accept his present position with the Tribune Publishing Company. Mr. Arter married Georgia Ord Mears, of San Francisco, California, daughter of Richard and Georgiana (Ord) Mears and a grand niece of Major General Ord, who served on Grant's staff during the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Arter are the parents of one son, Theodore III. Mr. Arter is a member of the Columbia University Club, of New York, Rotary Club, Blairmont Country Club, Lockhaven Country Club, Delta Tau Delta fraternity, American Legion, and Forty-and-Eight Club. His Legion affiliation is with Aviator's Post, No. 743, of New York City. He now holds the commission of lieutenant-colonel in the Officers' Reserve Corps. REV. LEO G. BAILEY, pastor of St. John's Roman Catholic Church, of Altoona, has occupied this charge for nearly ten years. John A. Bailey, his father, was born at Pittsburgh, Pa., and spent the greater part of his life as a machinist with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Renovo, Pa., where he died in January, 1911, his wife, Mary (Buckley) Bailey, a native of Lockhaven, Pa., dying in 1910. Father Bailey was third in order of birth of a family of eight children, of whom the others are: William D., Francis E., Blanche M., Thomas J., Robert J., Helen E., and Julia A. Born at Renovo, September 3, 1883, he attended St. Joseph's Parochial School, Miss Baird's Private School, and the Renovo High School. He pursued his theological studies at Mt. St. Mary's College, Maryland, and was ordained June 29, 1918. He was assistant pastor at St. John's Catholic Church, Johnstown, Pa., and then became secretary to Bishop Garvey, of the Altoona Diocese, occupying a similar position for a year and a half with his successor, Bishop McCort. On July 1, 1921, he was made pastor of St. John's Church, Altoona, and has since held this charge. PAUL E. BEAVER, successful attorney of Altoona, was born in this city, October 26, 1897, a son of George F. and Mary (Schwartz) Beaver, natives, respectively, of Mt. Union and Hollidaysburg, Pa. The father spent most of his life at Altoona, where he was a train dispatcher in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad, his death occurring here, January 10, 1923. The mother resides at 1922 Fourth Avenue, this city. Mr. Beaver was graduated from the Altoona High School in 1915 and matriculated at Dickinson College, graduating in 1919 in the liberal arts course and from the Dickinson Law School in 1921. Returning to Altoona in the same year, he was admitted to the bar and entered upon the active practice of his profession, in which he has been successful. Beatrice Zearfoss, of Somerset County, Pa., became his wife. They are the parents of a son, Paul E., Jr. Mr. Beaver is a member of the Blue Lodge, Consistory, and Shrine in Masonry, a member of the American Business Club, of Altoona, a veteran of the World War, and a communicant of the First Lutheran Church. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 124 HOMER S. BIDDLE, district manager of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, at Altoona, was born at Loysburg, Bedford County, Pa., November 10, 1882, that town being the birthplace of his father, Jacob S. Biddle. The father spent most of his life at Loysburg, where he was a farmer and prominent in the affairs of the county, which he represented in the State Legislature. He is deceased, and his wife, who was Emma (Shoenfelt) Biddle, of Bedford County, died in 1928. They were the parents of six other children: Annie, Hattie, Emory, John, Roy, and Warren. Homer S. Biddle attended the public schools of Loysburg and Betts Academy, Stamford, Connecticut, after which he studied at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, from which he graduated in 1906. For two years thereafter, he engaged in business for himself as a public accountant and auditor and then became associated with the Philip-Carey Company, roofing and insulating concern, as traveling salesman in this section of the state. In 1927, Mr. Biddle formed a connection with the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, for which he became district manager at Altoona in 1927. This office of the company serves the counties of Blair, Bedford, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Fulton, and parts of Cambria and Centre. Mr. Biddle is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and served on the board of directors of that body. He was united in marriage to Mary Hamilton, of Altoona, where they maintain their residence. REV. GEORGE J. BOCK, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Altoona, was born at Pittsburgh, June 13, 1872, a son of George and Magdalene (Fleckenstein) Bock, natives, respectively, of Heidelberg and Koenigshofen, Germany. The father came to the United States when he was twenty-one years old after completing his military service in the German Army and located at Pittsburgh, where he followed his trade of carpenter until the time of his death. A daughter is Sister Albertina, of the Sisters of Divine Providence. Father Bock attended St. Martin's Parochial School, Pittsburgh Summit, near Butler, Pa., and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained to the priesthood June 26, 1896, and at that time became assistant pastor at St. George's Church, Pittsburgh, where he remained until he was sent to Altoona as assistant at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in December, 1900. In August, 1901, he became pastor of St. Michael's Church, Hollidaysburg, returning to his present church as pastor on April 6, 1913, where he has since been in charge. H. FOSTER BOLLINGER, district manager at Altoona for the Bell Telephone Company, is, like his parents, William D. and Sarah (Snyder) Bollinger, a native of Millerstown, Perry County, Pa., where he was born June 28, 1895. The father has been associated with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Millerstown for many years. H. Foster Bollinger attended the public schools of Millerstown and graduated from the Harrisburg, Pa., High School in 1914. From Cornell University, he received the degree of bachelor of arts in 1918 and at that time entered BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 125 the employ of the Bell Telephone Company at Harrisburg, where he remained four years. After three years as manager at York, Pa., he returned to Harrisburg for a year and in 1926 was transferred to Altoona as district manager here. Mr. Bollinger is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Shrine, Rotary Club, and Chamber of Commerce. He was united in marriage to Mary Anna Dieffenbach, of Bloomsburg, Pa., and they have one son, William D. JOHN S. BONEBREAK, M. D., of Martinsburg, Pa., was born there, April 19, 1872, a son of Dr. D. W. and Mary (Shubert) Bonebreak. The father came of one of the pioneer families of Martinsburg, where he practiced medicine from 1864 until the time of his death in 1895. He was widely known professionally throughout the county. John S. Bonebreak attended the public schools of Martinsburg and the Juniata Institute, after which he began his medical studies under his father's able preceptorship. He then completed his work at the Pittsburgh Medical College, receiving the degree of doctor of medicine in 1896. He returned to Martinsburg to take the place of his father, who had died the previous year, and has since been engaged in a general practice there. He is a member of the American Medical Association and the Pennsylvania State and Blair County Medical Societies. He and his wife attend the Reformed Church, and in fraternal circles, Doctor Bonebreak is a member of the Martinsburg Encampment of Odd Fellows and the Roaring Spring Lodge of Masons. He married Catherine Keim, daughter of Nelson Keim, of Martinsburg, and to them were born four children: Glenn, John K., Kenneth, and Paul, who is deceased. HERBERT DUNLAP BOWMAN, late employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was born March 6, 1877, in Huntingdon County, the son of Peter and Louisa (Pheasent) Bowman. Herbert Bowman obtained his education in the schools of his county. The ensuing five years, he engaged himself as a farmer and subsequent to this he removed to Juniata where he became employed in the shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Then he was promoted to fireman and later to engineer on the middle division, where he remained until his death on October 16, 1918. Mr. Bowman was a kindly man, a sympathetic friend and neighbor and his passing, while still in middle life, saddened the community in which he lived and worked. In addition to his membership in the United Brethren Church, Mr. Bowman was prominent in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Sons of Veterans, and the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief and the railroad brotherhoods. Prior to his removal to Juniata, he also served as constable for two terms in Huntingdon County. On September 1, 1897, Miss Gertrude Stever became the wife of Mr. Bowman. She is the daughter of Luther Stever, a farmer of Huntingdon County, and Annie (Gosnell) Stever, a member of a Huntingdon County family. Mr. and Mrs. Bowman became the parents of the following children: Almeda, now Mrs. D. R. Boutell, of Baltimore; Harold E., associated with the Pennsylvania Railroad; Pauline E.; and Luther C. Mrs. Bowman makes her home at 227 Seventh Avenue, Juniata. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 126 GEORGE ELMER BURGET, deceased, was born in Fredericksburg, Blair County, November 20, 1876, a son of Reverend A. B. and Elizabeth (Brumbaugh) Burget. George E. Burget received his education in the grammar school of Fredericksburg, graduating from the Juniata High School in 1899, after which he took one year of college work, and taught for the following year in Fredericksburg. He then completed his college work and returned to Logan Township where he taught school for three years. Subsequent to this he mastered accounting and secured a position with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as accountant. While in this position he devoted his evenings to study at the Pittsburgh Chiropractic School. Later, Mr. Burget was transferred to the main office of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia, where he remained until his death, May 4, 1927. Miss Anna W. Smouse, daughter of Levi M. and Hannah (Wineland) Smouse, became the wife of Mr. Burget on June 22, 1920, at Fredericksburg. Mr. and Mrs. Burget were both members of the Church of Christ, he serving as deacon. Mrs. Burget makes her home at 322 Fourth Avenue, Altoona. CLAIR W. BURKET, M. D., has been engaged in a general practice of medicine and surgery at Altoona for more than twenty years. Born here, February 11, 1880, he is a son of John B. and Ella (McFarland) Burket, the former a native of Warriors Mark and the latter of Fulton County, Pa., the father being a carpenter and undertaker for many years at Warriors Mark. Doctor Burket attended the public schools of his native community, Lockhaven State Normal School, the Rochester Business College, and George Washington University, graduating from the last named with the degree of doctor of medicine in 1907. For a year, he practiced at Warriors Mark and then established himself at Altoona in 1909. While he conducts a general medical practice, he gives particular attention to gynecology and has been a member of the staff of Mercy Hospital since its inception. Doctor Burket is a member of the American Medical Association, Medical Society of Pennsylvania, Blair County Medical Society, Masonic fraternity and Odd Fellows. He attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married Margaret Funk, daughter of David and Fanny (Chamberlin) Funk, of Warriors Mark, and they have one son, L. Clair. GIDEON DRAPER CALDERWOOD, deceased, planing mill operator and public servant, was born in Clearfield County, in 1862. His parents were Gideon Calderwood, a farmer, and Mary Ann (Glasgow) Calderwood. Gideon Draper Calderwood was educated in the schools of Clearfield County and at Tyrone. While still a youth he came to Altoona and conducted a retail newspaper business for some years. He then learned the carpenter's trade and after several years of successful work, opened a planing mill in Altoona. The need for adequate police protection in this city imbued him with a desire to render public service through the city organization, so he became a member of the local police force under Colonel Birchfield. His work in this connection terminated in his death, while on duty, in a street railway accident in Altoona. This BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY 127 occurred on March 13, 1916. Mr. Calderwood was a member of the Methodist Church, the Red Men of America, Altoona Volunteer Firemen's Association, W. O. W., and the I. O. O. F. In October, 1894, Mr. Calderwood married Miss Laura Catherine Green, at Altoona. Two daughters were born to them. They are: Goldie May, born on May 18, 1895, and Florence Grace, born July 19, 1907. Mrs. Calderwood is living at 1212 13th St., Altoona. FREDERIC JAMES SHOLLAR. No list of Pennsylvania's foremost architects would be complete without the name of Frederic James Shollar, who has achieved wide recognition for his genuinely specialized knowledge and ability, and the practical and artistic considerations shown in the concrete results of his work. Mr. Shollar holds the local distinction of being Blair County's first noted native contribution to the architectural profession, and as such, adds one more name to the honor roll of Williamsburg, his native town's pride in the large list of sons who have risen to distinctive positions in the business and professional world. Mr. Shollar was born in Williamsburg in 1873 and received his early education in the public schools of his native town. He had the special advantage of apprenticeship training in the mechanics of building construction with his father, Captain James Stewart Shollar, who served in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War, and who during the period from the close of the war until 1912 conducted a contracting and building business of large proportions. His mother was a daughter of Samuel Cooper, an architect and builder, who designed some of the finest mansions in Blair and Huntingdon Counties during the nineteenth century, and whose sons were all employed in the building business. Late in 1887, Mr. Shollar began the study of architecture in the office of Charles M. Robinson, Altoona. Subsequently, and incident to the continuation of his studies, he was engaged from 1890 to 1892 and associated with Willard P. Beardsley and was superintendent of the Glass & Garrettson Planing Mill in Altoona. From 1893 to 1895, he was draftsman for W. J. Rose & Sons at Johnstown, from 1895 to 1897, he was draftsman for the Altoona Concrete and Construction Company, and from 1897 to 1900, practiced architecture in Tyrone. In 1900, Mr. Shollar opened offices in Altoona and has continued a large practice, both individually and in association with others of his profession, for more than thirty years. Self-schooled in the principles of good design and fortified by the inheritances from a lineage of craftsmen and master builders, Mr. Shollar has contributed monumentally to the building growth not only of Altoona and its environs, but in numerous towns and cities throughout Pennsylvania. A list of his works include 150 schools and educational buildings, 24 churches, 15 clubs and fraternal buildings, 32 business and commercial structures, 38 stores and apartment buildings, 8 theatres, 14 institutional and 6 public buildings, 10 banks and more than 400 residences. Outstanding productions include the Altoona City Hall, Senior High School Annex, D. S. Keith Junior High School, W. F. Gable and Company and Rothert Department Stores, Jaffa Mosque, all in Altoona, and the Public Safety Building at Johnstown. The residences of Mrs. W. F. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 128 Gable, John Kazmaier, W. L. Nicholson, Alfred Beckman, H. P. Wilson, Dr. Muriel Long, Malcolm Newhal and A. A. Steven are all representative of Mr. Shollar's activities. In politics, Mr. Shollar is a Socialist and in 1914 was honored by his party in the nomination for the office of Lieutenant-Governor of Pennsylvania. In civic affairs he was a member of the group of citizens who organized the first Children's Playground in Altoona. He promoted and aided in the establishment of the City Planning Commission of Altoona and for six years was its chairman. In addition he has been repeatedly appointed fire warden. He is active in the affairs of the Altoona Chamber of Commerce and of the Southern Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture. Mr. Shollar married Miss Lydia Johnson, daughter of David Johnson, who conducted a leather business in Huntingdon, and Hannah Mentzer Johnson, in 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Shollar have two children, W. Gerald Shollar, an architect in Atlantic City, N. J., who studied under his father, and Majorie Shollar Lewis, of Long Branch, California. Mr. Shollar is a registered architect in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and is associate architect on the new Altoona Post-Office Building. MOSES H. CANAN, of Altoona, is prominent in banking circles of this city and treasurer of the wholesale grocery concern of the Curry-Canan Company. His paternal grandfather, also named Moses H. Canan, was a prominent attorney and judge of Blair County, and bore the distinction of having been the first lawyer admitted to practice before the Blair County Bar. S. Dean Canan, father of him whose name heads this review, was born at Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa., in 1827 and removed ten years later to Johnstown, Pa., where he engaged in the wholesale grocery business. His death occurred there in 1908 and that of his wife in the same year; she having been Mary Elizabeth (Davis) Canan, a native of Indiana County, Pa. Moses H. Canan was born at Johnstown, July 30, 1858, and in 1873, when he was but fifteen years of age, went into business with his father, from whom he learned the many ramifications of the wholesale grocery business. In 1889, he came to Altoona, where, in 1899, he became a partner in the organization of the Curry-Canan Company, of which he is now treasurer. For the past thirty-eight years he has been a director of the First National Bank, and at the inception of the Central Trust Company, in 1902, he was one of the organizers and the first elected president, a position which he now holds. He is a trustee of the Fairview Cemetery Association and president of the Altoona Hospital Association. He has served as a member of the Board of Education and has given strong support to Red Cross drives and other worthy community projects. Since 1912, Mr. Canan has been a member of the Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania State Reformatory Board of the Huntingdon Institution. He is a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church and holds membership in the various Masonic bodies, including the Shrine, the Spruce Creek Rod & Gun Club, Rotary Club, and Altoona Cricket Club. Mr. Canan was united in marriage to Frances A. Custer, of Altoona, and to them have been born five children: Marjorie Stockton, Hilda, Frances, Virginia, and Lawrence, who is a member of the firm of Curry- Canan Company. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 129 JOHN A. CHAMBERLAIN, of Elway & Chamberlain, a plumbing, heating, and ventilating concern, in Altoona, is a native of Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pa., where he was born October 27, 1869, a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Goodman) Chamberlain, both of whom were born in Huntingdon County, the latter at Mill Creek. Daniel Chamberlain spent most of his life at Warriors Mark, where he was a mining engineer in charge of operations for the Carnegie Steel Company and other companies in that section. During the later years of his life, he was postmaster of Warriors Mark. He died in 1917 and his wife in 1919. They were the parents of four children: Harry, John A., Blanche, and Lottie. John A. Chamberlain was educated in the public schools of his native place and for several years thereafter worked there. In 1890, he came to Altoona and apprenticed himself to the plumber's trade in the employ of O. L. MacCartney. In 1899, he and James E. Elway established the firm of Elway & Chamberlain to engage in plumbing, heating, and ventilating work, a field in which the company is one of the acknowledged leaders in this section. Mr. Chamberlain married Alice Hooper, daughter of Josiah Hooper, of Mt. Union, Pa., and to them has been born one son, Alton F. Mr. Chamberlain is a member of the various Masonic bodies, including the Commandery and Shrine, and attends the Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. Alton F. Chamberlain, associated in business with his father, graduated from the Altoona High School in 1924 and studied at Johns Hopkins University two years and the University of Michigan for a year. Since December 22, 1926, he has been connected with the firm of Elway & Chamberlain. He was united in marriage to Margaret Griffith, daughter of Dr. William R. and Viola Griffith, of Altoona, and they have two daughters, Elizabeth Jane and Margaret Griffith. JOHN J. CLARK, superintendent of electric operations for the Penn Central Light & Power Company, at Altoona, was born in Freedom Township, Blair County, April 22, 1893, a son of August and Margaret (McIntosh) Clark, the former born near Blue Mountain and the latter near Duncansville, this county. The father, who is deceased, was a farmer in Freedom Township throughout his life, and his wife now resides at Newry, Pa. After attending the rural schools of his home community, John J. Clark worked on farms and in stone quarries of that section until August 19, 1921, when he entered the employ of the Penn Central Light & Power Company as a laborer. He was advanced to a position in the line inspection department, then to repairman in the equipment department, to superintendent of lines of the Western Department, to superintendent of construction, and finally to his present position of superintendent of electric operations, December 1, 1929. Mr. Clark married Ruth R. Curry, of Altoona, daughter of James L. and Ada Curry, and they have two children, John J., Jr., and Marjorie Ruth. Mr. Clark is a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 130 JAMES A. CRAIG, is owner and manager of the Craig Chevrolet Company, one of the finest Chevrolet garages in central Pennsylvania. He was born at Middletown, Pa., November 12, 1893, a son of James H. and Mary V. (Long) Craig, natives, respectively, of Harrisburg, Pa., and Middletown. Left fatherless at the age of three months, James A. Craig attended the public schools of Middletown and graduated from Girard College in January, 1911, and from Harrisburg Academy in 1912. Matriculating at Pennsylvania State College, he graduated therefrom in 1916 and for two years thereafter was in the employ of Armour & Company, at Chicago. In 1925, he entered the real estate business at Detroit, continuing there until 1927, when he came to Altoona. Here, he was first identified with the Blair Motor Car Company, Packard distributors for this territory, and was thereafter associated with the Wehmwood [Wehnwood] Home Company until January, 1930. In that month, he established the Craig Motor Company, handling Chevrolet automobiles and has an enterprise which employs twenty-five persons. The personnel of the organization is as follows: Mr. Craig, manager; D. Fred Herr, sales manager; Donald Earhart, service manager; Raymond Megehan, parts manager; Geraldine Haines, office manager; and Fred Shollar, used car manager. Mr. Craig is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and attends the Presbyterian Church. He married Cecelia Evelyn Noonan, of Altoona, and they have four children: Betty, James, Jr., Don, and Susan. FRANK P. CRISSMAN, deceased, was a leading coal dealer in Blair County and an outstanding member of the Prohibition Party of Pennsylvania. He was born at Pennsylvania Furnace on December 5, 1852, the son of Frederick and Hanna Crissman. He was educated in Sinking Valley. Frank P. Crissman came to Altoona as a young man and entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company where he was engaged in the shops for twenty years. In 1899, he decided to conduct a business of his own and became a coal merchant in Duncansville, Pa. The superior advantages afforded business men in Altoona gave him the incentive to remove his business to this city. As a result he developed a large volume of business here and was a leading coal merchant in the county for many years. Mr. Crissman was a communicant of the First Lutheran Church and a member of the Order of Foresters. He was always devoted to the prohibition cause and believed that its aims could best be promoted through political action. Consequently, he was a leader in the Prohibition Party and was instrumental in the adoption of many of that party's principles in his county and state, and was a delegate to the State and National Conventions 1912. In February, 1915, Mr. Crissman was the victim of an attack by thugs, who held him up and robbed him, while he was on his way home from his office at 814-816 11th Street, Altoona. Although not seriously injured, the shock of the attack affected him so that he became ill soon afterwards. Early in June he went to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia for treatment, but his nervous con- BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 131 dition was such that he returned to Altoona and grew steadily worse until he died October 29, 1915. Mr. Crissman made many friends in Altoona who depended upon him for guidance and counsel, and his death was a decided loss to the community in which he lived and served. He was married twice, first to Miss Emma Hagerty, who died shortly after their marriage in 1885. In 1891, Mr. Crissman married Miss Ruth L. Buchanan, who survives him. Mrs. Crissman resides at 1006 7th Avenue, Altoona. O. V. DANIELS, works storekeeper for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, at Altoona, was born at Roaring Spring, Pa., June 18, 1879, the son of Oliver and Semilda (Hurley) Daniels, the former a native of Roaring Spring and the latter of Everett, Bedford County, Pa. The parents lived in Altoona for many years, where the father was in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad. O. V. Daniels obtained his education in the graded and high schools of Altoona and entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1899 as a stenographer. From 1907 to 1919, he was general material agent at Pittsburgh and was then transferred to Philadelphia as assistant general storekeeper. In 1926, he was returned to Altoona as works storekeeper for the company here, and has since occupied that position. Mr. Daniels is a member of the Masonic fraternity and attends the First Baptist Church. He was married to Dora Thomas, daughter of Henry and Anna Thomas, of Altoona, and to them has been born one son, George F. REV. GERALD A. DEEGHAN, assistant pastor of St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, of Altoona, was born at Renovo, Pa., December 11, 1902, a son of Thomas E. and Mary (McMahon) Deeghan, the former a native of the same place and the latter of Driftwood, Pa. The father has long been employed in the Pennsylvania Railroad shops at Renovo, and he and his wife became the parents of five children: James; Father Deeghan; Catherine, who died in 1929; Charles, and Paul. Father Deeghan obtained his elementary and high school training at St. Joseph's Parochial School, Renovo, then spent four years at St. Francis Seminary, Loretto, Pa. For a year, he studied theology at Freiburg, Switzerland, returning to this country to study three additional years at St Francis. He was ordained February 3, 1929, and was first sent to St. Joseph's Church, Portage, Pa., where he remained until June, that year. After three months at St. Monica's, in Philadelphia, he went to St. Gabriel's Church, of Norwood, Pa., where he remained until he came to Tyrone where he remained four and one-half months and was then transferred to St. Mark's Church, Altoona, in 1930. Father Deeghan is a member of the Knights of Columbus. RAY E. DILLON, circulation manager of the Altoona Tribune, was born at Martinsburg, Pa., December 15, 1886, his parents, John C. and Mary Alice (Mock) Dillon, being natives of the same place. The father, who now lives BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 132 retired here, was employed for many years as a blacksmith by the Pennsylvania Railroad. Of the three sons of this couple, Chester is deceased and Harry Edgar resides at Seattle, Washington. Ray E. Dillon was educated in the public schools, and when he was sixteen years of age, became a messenger boy with the Pennsylvania Railroad, continuing with the company until he entered the army for service in the World War. He served twenty-two months with the 19th Engineers, nineteen months of that time being spent in France. Following his discharge, he returned to the Pennsylvania Railroad, working for the next three and a half years in Erecting Shop, No. 3. He spent a year with the Atlantic Refining Company, was salesman for the meat concern of Morrison & Company, and for a short time was a cigar salesman for William Weil & Company. After another year as cashier for the Atlantic Refining Company, he entered the employ of the Altoona Tribune in the job department. After two and a half years in this department as salesman, he was made circulation manager in May, 1926, and has since retained that position. Mr. Dillon married Matilda Derr, daughter of Christopher Derr, of Pittsburgh, and they have one daughter, Mary Jane. Mr. Dillon is a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal Church. CHARLES A. DOUGHERTY, electrical engineer with the Penn Central Light & Power Company, Altoona, was born at Lamont, Centre County, Pa., August 2, 1896. Willard O. Dougherty, his father, is a native of McClavey's Fort, Huntingdon County, Pa., and has spent the greater part of his life in Centre County, first as a farmer and then as district manager for the American Seeding Machine Company, of Springfield, Ohio. He now lives retired at Tyrone, Pa. He married Sarah Jane Lauch, who was born on a farm near State College, Pa., and to this union were born five sons: Theodore Max, Peter Earl, Charles A., Harry L., and William Finley, the last two of whom are deceased. Charles A. Dougherty attended common school in Centre County and the high school at State College and Tyrone, Pa. Matriculating at Pennsylvania State College, he graduated in electrical engineering in 1920 and for eight months thereafter attended the H. L. Doherty School for Executives, Toledo, Ohio. He then went to the Cadillac Motor Car Company, of Detroit, where he spent fourteen months in the electrical heat treating department. For four years, he was in the employ of the Detroit Edison Company and in 1925 came to the Penn Central Light & Power Company as electrical engineer, a position which he has since retained. Mr. Dougherty is a member of the Masonic, Eta Kappa Nu, and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternities, American Business Club, American Institute of Engineering, and National Electric Light Association. He was united in marriage, November 24, 1921, to Alma Elizabeth O'Donnell, daughter of Charles William and May Viola O'Donnell, of Altoona, and they have two daughters, Patricia May and Sarah Jane. DR. EDWARD MILTON DUFF, deceased. A review of the life and services of this eminent physician and specialist has a very important place, not BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 133 only in the history of leaders of the medical profession of the county and state, but in any general history depicting the growth of Blair County and its people. Dr. Duff was born at Mealery (McAlevy) Fort, Huntingdon County, on July 17, 1867, the son of John Milton Duff, who farmed extensively there, and Elizabeth (Cummins) Duff. He was reared on his father's farm and attended the public schools of the county before entering Stone Creek Academy. At the latter institution he prepared for entrance to the University of Maryland, and decided upon the medical profession as his choice of careers. After two years of study at the University of Maryland, he was impressed by the advantages offered in the medical field at the University of Pittsburgh. As a result, he transferred to that institution and was granted the M. D. degree there in 1892. Dr. Duff first practiced medicine at Ashville, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and after several years moved to East Freedom, Beaver County, in 1893, remaining there until 1902, after which he moved to South Sherron, Pennsylvania. His ability, capacity for analysis and high professional standards were recognized as soon as he entered into practice, and after eight years when the Nason Hospital at Roaring Spring, this county, was chartered as a charitable institution, in 1900, he was called to be a member of the first staff. Although a general practitioner, the nature of the cases that came to his attention in the Nason Hospital were such that he became a specialist in diseases and ailments of the stomach. To supplement his wide experience in case work, he pursued post graduate courses at the New York Polyclinic Hospital. His general practice grew rapidly and the confidence and esteem of his clientele brought him to the front rank among physicians of Blair County, so that a few years before his death, he moved to Hollidaysburg to care for his growing practice and to be near the center of his activities at the hospital. His service at the latter institution was of such high order that he became Lecturer on Special Nursing in the Training School for Nurses there. The increased demands upon his time, the devotion to his profession and his great sympathy for the sick for whom he was a tireless servant weakened his resistance to disease and on May 4, 1916, he died at Hollidaysburg at the age of 49 years. Members of his family, friends, and the wide circle of acquaintances acquired through the years of intensive practice of his profession, were all saddened by his passing and recognized in it an inestimable loss to the citizens of the county and to the medical profession. Dr. Duff was affiliated professionally with the county and state medical societies and the American Medical Association. Fraternally he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and his religious affiliation and that of his family has been with the Presbyterian Church. On November 4, 1913, Dr. Duff married Miss Margaret Meyers, of Hollidaysburg, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The latter is a daughter of Andrew Meyers and Margaret (Metz) Meyers, natives of Germany, who came to the United States as children. Mr. Meyers entered the contracting business as a young man. In a short time his business became one of the most extensive of its kind in central Pennsylvania. It can be said of him that he actually built Hollidaysburg. Highland Hall, the Presbyterian and Catholic BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY VOL. 2 - 134 Churches, the Blair County Court House, and the jail and many of the finest residences of the county-seat are monuments to his successful work. In addition to Mrs. Duff, Mr. and Mrs. Meyers are the parents of the following children: Emma Mary, now Mrs. A. C. Harnish; Andrew Meyers, Jr., deceased, who was associated with his father in the contracting business; Katherine, married to W. A. Mattern; George Metz, attorney at Beechwood, Pa., and Sue L. Meyers. Dr. and Mrs. (Margaret Meyers) Duff had one son, Edwin Milton Duff, born on January 12, 1916, who resides with his mother at 515 Wayne Street, Hollidaysburg. Mrs. Margaret Meyers Duff was a graduate nurse of the Episcopal Hospital of Philadelphia, also post graduate nurse of the Jefferson Hospital. LAZARUS A. DUGHI, D. D. S., has been engaged in the practice of dentistry at Altoona for eleven years. Born in this city, May 18, 1895, he is a son of Dominic and Mary (Lusardi) Dughi, both natives of Montarsiccio, Province Parma, Italy, who have been residents of Altoona since coming to the United States. Doctor Dughi graduated from the Altoona High School and then studied at the Franklin and Marshall Academy, Lancaster, Pa., from which he graduated. He received the degree of doctor of dental surgery from the University of Pennsylvania in 1918 and immediately entered the Dental Corps of the army for service in the World War, being commissioned first lieutenant and stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. For a year and a half following his discharge from the army, he practiced at Johnstown, Pa., and then established his practice at Altoona, where he has since continued, his offices being located in the Union Bank Building. He is a member of the American, Central Pennsylvania, and Blair County Dental Societies, the Elks, Knights of Columbus, in which he has taken the Fourth Degree, the American Legion and Forty-and-Eight Club. He is a communicant of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church. Doctor Dughi was united in marriage to Jean Edna Vowinckle, of Pittsburgh, Pa. JAMES EDWIN ELWAY, of the Altoona plumbing, heating, and ventilating concern of Elway & Chamberlain, was born in this city, May 15, 1878, a son of Lemuel and Sue (Snyder) Elway, the former a native of Altoona and the latter of Frederick, Maryland. The father was engaged in the meat business here until 1915, when he removed to Aberdeen, Washington, to reside until the time of his death. As a resident of Altoona, he was active in politics and served as county tax collector. James Edwin Elway attended the public schools of Altoona and then apprenticed himself to the plumber's trade, working for J. W. Brown two years and for O. L. MacCartney over a similar period. In 1899, he joined J. A. Chamberlain in the establishment of their present business under the name of Elway & Chamberlain. Among the notable jobs recently completed by the firm was the installation of the plumbing, heating and ventilating equipment in Jaffa Mosque, the partners giving personal attention to the work. Mr. Elway is a Knight Templar and a member of the Shrine, Elks, and Kiwanis Club. He married Alice Mock, of Altoona, and they have two children, Beatrice and Marcella. Mr. Elway's first wife was Eva Rhodes, deceased. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 135 JOHN A. DeRENZO, real estate broker and general insurance agent, of Altoona, was born at Villamagna, Chieti, Italy, December 23, 1903, a son of Justiana and Marie DeRenzo, the former of whom brought his family to the United States in 1903, and was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad until the time of his death, October 18, 1927. They were the parents of three children: John A.; Amelia, who married Thomas Faretty, of Altoona; and Anna, a graduate of Pittsburgh Business College. John A. DeRenzo was educated in the common schools of Altoona, left school when he was 13 years old, and for three years thereafter employed as manager of cafe. For two years, he was employed in the electrical department of the Pennsylvania Railroad, leaving this concern in 1922 and entered the general merchandise business in East Altoona, a business which he conducted until 1924. He was next identified with the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, Wilmerding, Pa., in an executive capacity, later spending six months with the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona as foreman. He established the National Plate Glass Service Company, an enterprise which he sold, in 1927, to enter the real estate and insurance field, a work in which he still continues. He is active in the Republican politics, candidate for mayor, 1931, fall election, of the city and is a communicant of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church. Mr. DeRenzo was united in marriage to Ida Pompa, in 1923, at Altoona, Pa., who was born in New Philadelphia, Ohio, a daughter of Michael and Francis Pompa, and they have one daughter, Mary Jane, born January 10, 1923. Mr. DeRenzo is a member of the Altoona Real Estate Board, National Real Estate Association. Mr. DeRenzo is interested in the Franklin National Insurance Co., Realty Development Corp. of Detroit, Mich. He was graduated from the Blackstone Law Institute of Chicago in 1930 in Commercial Law and the American Business Builders, Inc., of N. Y. REV. JOSEPH H. FARRAN, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, was born in Munster Township, Cambria County, Pa., September 25, 1873, a son of Daniel M. and Matilda (McCloskey) Farran, both deceased and both of whom were born in that county, where the father farmed all of his life. Father Farran is sixth in order of birth of a family of eight children, of whom the others are as follows: Michael Dan, who died in 1900; William Pollard, pastor of St. Augustine's Church, Cambria County; Mary Jane; Mary Ann; Rose Frances; Martha; and Esther. Father Farran attended the public schools of Gallitzin, Pa., and studied for the priesthood at St. Vincent's College, Beatty, Pa., being ordained July 7, 1905. For two years and three months, he was at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Pittsburgh, then became assistant to Father Sheedy at St. John's Church, Altoona, and spent two years at Snowshoe, Centre County. After eleven years as pastor of St. Augustine's Church, Cambria County, Father Farran was summoned to organize the parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Altoona, in 1923, and has since been pastor here. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 136 FRANKLIN TAYLOR FEE, deceased, rose from the position of water boy for the Pennsylvania Railroad to that of engineer, and for fifty-five years and eight months was an honored and respected employee of that company. He was born in Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, September 14, 1854, a son of Joseph Jackson and Julian (Foster) Fee, of Huntingdon County. The Fee family have long been identified with affairs in Huntingdon County. Franklin Taylor Fee was a great grandson of Colonel John Fee, of Revolutionary War fame, who for distinguished services rendered to the Colonies during the war, was afterwards made Colonel of the Militia. Joseph Fee, the father, was a prominent carpenter and builder of Huntingdon County. Franklin Taylor Fee received his education in the schools of his native county, and as a lad of fourteen, entered the services of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as a water boy at Mt. Union. Alert, keen and intelligent, he rapidly advanced in the service of that organization, and he successfully served as an engine wiper, fireman and in 1880 was promoted to freight engineer and later to passenger engineer, on a run out of Altoona. In this responsible position he made an enviable record, and his death which occurred January 22, 1924, while on duty, was a great blow to his family and a host of friends. Mr. Fee was a member of the First Lutheran Church, and in politics identified himself with the Republican Party. He was affiliated with the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers and the various other railroad orders. On February 8, 1881, he married Ella Rose Bales, of Huntingdon. She is the daughter of Simon P. Bales, a native of Tuscarora, Pa., born May 1, 1818, who in his early years, was a steamboat owner. In 1852, Mr. Bales traveled to California, taking ninety-six days to travel from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento, California. He later returned to Huntingdon, where he became a prominent merchant. His wife was Nancy (Warfel) Bales, born in 1839, in Henderson Township, Huntingdon County, and a daughter of Adam and Barbara Warfel. The romance of Mr. and Mrs. Fee dated back to their earliest childhood, when they were rocked in the same cradle, and played together. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fee: Walter Simon, who died in 1898 at the age of 16 years; Maud Julian, now Mrs. Charles E. Davis, of Altoona; and Joseph Jackson, who married Hettie Elsie Resch, of Gallitzen, now residing in Altoona. They are the parents of two children: Clara Louise, born February 20, 1923, and Franklin Taylor, born September 6, 1924. Mr. Fee passed to life eternal January 22, 1924, at the age of 70 years. While in life, he gave every energy he possessed to help those who were nearest him. His children were his great pride and the ardent love he displayed for them showed he was a great father. A tenderness of heart, and love of his fellowmen was a natural characteristic, one that will keep his memory fresh in the hearts of those who loved him. If Mr. Fee had lived four months longer he would have retired from the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad. EMERY GRAZER FLECK, deceased, was a member of a pioneer Blair County family, many of whose descendants have distinguished themselves in BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 137 county and state. Emery G. Fleck was born in the Sinking Valley, Blair County, on May 17, 1857. His parents were Aaron Fleck, a farmer in the Sinking Valley, and Lydia (Grazer) Fleck. Mr. Fleck was educated in the public schools of his community, and as a youth assisted his father on the farm. After he attained manhood he went to Huntingdon and there entered the employ of the J. C. Blair Company, paper manufacturers. His first occupation was that of laborer for the firm, but his faithfulness to duty and his capacity for undertaking responsibilities was soon recognized and he eventually became a stockholder in the company. His death, which occurred on December 10, 1901, was felt as a distinct loss to his family, friends and business associates, for he was a young man just entering middle life, and had a fine future before him. Mr. Fleck was a communicant of the Lutheran Church and was fraternally affiliated with the Sheridan Troop, of which he was corporal, and the Improved Order of Heptasophs. On November 25, 1880, Mr. Fleck married Miss Kate Kyper, daughter of John Kyper, a farmer of Blair County, and Suzanna (Noel) Kyper. Mr. and Mrs. Fleck were the parents of three children: Wallace, is the agent for the Grocery Cash Deposit Mutual Fire Insurance Company at Huntingdon. He married Miss Edith Isenburg and they have three children. Thurlow, an electrician and mechanic for the J. C. Blair Company, at Huntingdon, married Miss Berth Shure, and they are the parents of five children; Veda, is the wife of Guy Snare, foreman in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Shops at Harrisburg, and they have one child. Mrs. Fleck resides at 723 1/2 7th Avenue, Altoona. HOWARD STONER FLECK, deceased, was born in Sinking Valley, on August 7, 1863, a son of Thomas Maxwell and Sarah (Stoner) Fleck, both natives of Blair County, the former of whom was a carpenter by trade. Howard Fleck followed the carpentry trade, after completing his school work in Sinking Valley. In 1894, he removed to Altoona where he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the erecting shop for passenger cars. He remained here until his death on May 8, 1898. Mr. Fleck was a devoted member of the Lutheran Church, and served as a member of its council. He took great enjoyment in the activities of the Sheridan Military Troop, of Tyrone, of which he was a member and leader. On June 11, 1895, he married Ella Slayman, daughter of George W. Slayman, a native of Duncansville, this county, who served the Pennsylvania Railroad for many years, and is still actively enjoying life at the advanced age of ninety years. Her mother was Marion Elizabeth Slayman, also a native of Duncansville. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Fleck: George Slayman, who married Mary Shephard Jordan; and Marian Elizabeth. Mrs. Fleck maintains her residence at 419 Fifth Avenue, Altoona. Mr. Fleck was a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. LEON W. FRAKER, sheet metal contractor of Altoona, was born in this city, April 21, 1901, a son of John M. and Sarah Jane (Claybaugh) Fraker, the BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 138 former a native of Shirleysburg, Huntingdon County, and the latter of Warriors Mark, Pa. The father spent the greater part of his life at Altoona, where he established the John M. Fraker Company, sheet metal works, in 1890, and where he died in August, 1926. He and his wife, who now lives here, became the parents of these children: John M., Jr.; Willard Winston; Leon W.; Dorothy; and Eleanore. Leon W. Fraker acquired his education in the graded and high schools and then entered the employ of the Remington Arms Company and later other concerns, as representative. In 1927, he returned to Altoona to join his brother, John M. Fraker, Jr., in the conduct of the sheet metal enterprise established by their father in 1890. On September 15, 1929, he bought out his brother's interests and has since continued as sole proprietor. The business employs as many as fifteen men and manufactures all kinds of sheet metal specialties, including ceiling work, cornices, skylights; copper trim, and ventilating systems. The business is now known as the Fraker Company, Inc., and new additions have been made to the plant and the office. Mr. Fraker is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Shrine Luncheon Club and attends the Eighth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. ROCCO M. FUSCO, physiotherapist of Altoona, was born at Ripacandida, Potenza, Italy, a son of Daniel and Mary (DiBiase) Fusco, both deceased, the former of whom spent his entire life in that community, where he served as a member of the mounted police. Doctor Fusco attended the public schools of his native city, and after coming to the United States, he studied in private schools and tutored for college. He matriculated at the Pennsylvania College of Aropentic, now a part of Temple University, Philadelphia, and graduated from that institution in 1912. For three years he was laboratory technician at the Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, and for a year was in charge of physiotherapy at Northwestern Hospital, of the same city. During the war, he spent a year in the same work at Mercer Sanitarium, Mercer, Pa. He then went to Pittsburgh, where for a year and a half he handled the practice for another doctor of that city. In 1924, Doctor Fusco established at Altoona the Institution of Physiological and Electrical Therapeutic Treatments and has since practiced here. He is a member of the Sons of Italy and attends Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church. JOHN H. GALBRAITH, M. D., physician and surgeon of Altoona, specializes in orthopedics. He was born in this city, June 11, 1886, a son of James S. and Katherine R. (Hughes) Galbraith, the former of whom was a blacksmith by trade and now lives retired at Wilmerding, Pa. He attended the public schools of Altoona and the Pittsburgh Academy and studied for his profession at the University of Pittsburgh, from which he graduated with the degree of doctor of medicine in 1912. He served his interneship at the Altoona Hospital and in 1913 entered upon active practice of general medicine here. During the World War, he served in the Medical Corps for two years. He served with the 32nd BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 139 and 90th Divisions, at the Liverpool Orthopedic Hospital six months, the Base Hospital Center at Savigny, and the Lakewood Hospital, Camp Dix, New Jersey. He began specializing in Orthopedics in 1920. He is a member of the American, State, and Blair County Medical Societies, Phi Beta Pi fraternity, American Legion, and Rotary Club. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the staffs of the two Altoona Hospitals and a consultant on the staff of the Philipsburg Hospital. He attends the First Presbyterian Church. Doctor Galbraith was married, July 28, 1915, to Julia E. Levan, of Altoona, and they have three children: John, Mary Katherine, and Jean. PIETRO GIACCHELLI, M. D., has been engaged in the practice of medicine at Altoona since 1904. Born at Dogliani, Cuneo, Italy, January 6, 1866, he is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Gabetti) Giacchelli, both natives of the same town, where the father was engaged in farming. He attended the public schools of his native place and studied medicine at the University of Turin, Italy, from which he received his doctorate in medicine in 1897. For six years thereafter, he practiced at Marsaglia, Cuneo, Italy, coming to the United States to locate in Altoona in 1904. In 1909, he took the state examinations and has since practiced medicine and surgery. He has served on the staff of Mercy Hospital and is a member of the American Medical Association, Medical Society of Pennsylvania, and Blair County Medical Society. He is also affiliated with the Valentino Society and the Italian-American Citizens Society. He is a communicant of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church. In 1906, Doctor Giacchelli married Elizabeth Bove, of San Salvatore Telesino, Benevento, Italy, and they have one daughter, Mary. DAN FULKERSON GLASGOW, M. D., engaged in a general practice of medicine and surgery at Tyrone, was born in 1882 at Glasgow, Cambria County, Pa., a town named in honor of John Glasgow, his grandfather. His parents, M. L. and Sue (Fulkerson) Glasgow, are deceased and were of Scotch extraction. After graduating from the Reed Township High School, Doctor Fulkerson Glasgow matriculated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which he received the degree of doctor of medicine in 1909. He served his interneship at Jefferson Hospital and thereafter was instructor in physiology at the Atlanta College of Physicians and Surgeons, Atlanta, Georgia, until 1912. In that year, he inaugurated his practice at Tyrone, where he has since been established. He is a member of the American and Blair County Medical Associations, the Medical Society of Pennsylvania, and Alpha Omega Alpha fraternity. He attends the Methodist Episcopal Church and is a Republican in his political allegiance. In 1911, he married Lorena White, of Atlanta, Georgia, and they have two children, Warren White and Sue Fulkerson. Doctor Glasgow is a director of the Blair County Trust Company and a member of the Chamber of Commerce. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 140 PAUL W. GOETZ, assistant postmaster of Altoona, is a native of Hopewell, Bedford County, Pa. Born there, April 27, 1894, he is a son of Ross L. and Annie (Schwartz) Goetz, natives, respectively, of Greencastle and Hollidaysburg, Pa. He is one of a family of ten children, of whom the others are: Robert, Donald, Ruth, Katharine, Alverda, Lois, Marjorie, Susan, and Alice. Paul W. Goetz graduated from the Altoona High School in 1913 and found his first work in the editorial department of the Altoona Tribune, where he remained one year. In 1914, he became a clerk at the post-office and was subsequently made assistant postmaster in 1922, a position which he now holds. During the World War, Mr. Goetz served with the 102nd Aero Squadron for two years, with which he was stationed at Paris for twenty months. He is a member of the American Legion and Forty-and-Eight Club, in the former of which he was junior vice-commander in 1930. He is a Republican in politics and a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Goetz married Helen V. Rossman, of Clintondale, Pa. MARTIN GOOD HAMMEL, JR., deceased, was a prominent and highly respected employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad, serving that organization for a period of fifty-three years. He was born June 18, 1854, a son of Martin Good Hammel, for many years a section foreman of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and Sarah (Welds) Hammel, a native of Blair County. Martin Good Hammel was educated in the public schools of the county, and after completing his school work, became a farmer for a time. Railroading attracted him, so he left his agricultural pursuits and became a yard conductor for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, where he proved himself a trustworthy and conscientious worker. Mr. Hammel was a member of the board of trustees of the Methodist Church and a devout Christian. He was also a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, and past president of that organization. Fraternally, he was connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Knights of Malta. Miss Lile J. Hartle became the wife of Mr. Hammel. Two children were born to this union: Bertha, now Mrs. Morriss B. Flagle; and George Warren, now deceased. Mr. Hammel died in 1928 and his passing proved a great shock to his family and friends, for he was liked and respected everywhere. Mrs. Hammel, who survives him, resides at 1804 Fifth Avenue, Altoona. A. J. W. HANDWORK, M. D., has been engaged in the practice of medicine at Altoona since 1913. Born at Parkesburg, Pa., August 26, 1884, he is a son of Philip D. and Caroline (Kendig) Handwork, both deceased, the former of whom was engaged in the milling business at Coatesville, Pa., for many years. Doctor Handwork attended the public schools of Coatesville and Huntingdon, Pa., and then matriculated at Hahnemann Medical College, from which he received the degree of doctor of medicine, and spent his interneship at Hahnemann Hospital. This training he supplemented by post graduate work in London, England, and Vienna, Austria. He entered upon the active practice of his BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 141 profession in association with Dr. H. C. Chisholm at Huntingdon. In 1913, he came to Altoona and inaugurated his practice here, where he has continued since with the exception of two years during which he served with Base Hospital, No, 94, in France in the World War. Doctor Handwork is a member of the staff of the Altoona Hospital and of the Laryngological Department of that institution. Professionally, he is affiliated with the American Medical Association, Medical Society of Pennsylvania, Blair County Medical Society, and the American Oto- Laryngological Society. He also maintains membership in the American Legion. On January 1, 1917, Doctor Handwork married Florene Myers, daughter of Charles S. and Alverta Myers, of Altoona, the former of whom was associated with Mr. Mishler in the theatre business in Altoona until the time of his death. Dr. and Mrs. Handwork have two children: Barbara and William, aged twelve and ten years, respectively. CHARLES S. HENDRICKS, M. D., has been engaged in practice of medicine at Altoona for more than a decade. A son of William G., a native of Indiana County, Pa., and a stationary engineer until his retirement, and Annie R. (Kennedy) Hendricks, a native of Brandenville, Pa., Doctor Hendricks was born at Bolivar, Pa., July 17, 1890, and there attended the graded and high schools and Bolivar Academy. He studied at Allegheny College and the University of Pittsburgh, from which he received the degree of doctor of medicine in 1915, serving a year's interneship at the Tuberculosis League Hospital, Pittsburgh, and the Western Pennsylvania Hospital of that city for a like period. He entered upon the active practice of his profession at Altoona in 1919 and maintains offices at 506 Second Avenue. In 1912, Doctor Hendricks enlisted in the Eighteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, and in 1916 was commissioned first lieutenant in the Medical Corps and attached to the same regiment, with which he served on the Mexican Border. When the United States entered the World War, he was promoted to captain and assigned to the 111th Regiment, 28th Division, with which he served in seven battles during a year in France. He became regimental surgeon in August, 1918, and was discharged in May, 1919, with the rank of acting major. In June, 1922, he was commissioned major in the 103rd Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard. Doctor Hendricks is a member of the various Masonic bodies, including the Shrine, Odd Fellows, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Maccabees, Woodmen of the World, Phi Rho Sigma and Phi Kappa Psi fraternities, Juniata Boosters' Association, Lions Club, and the American Legion and Forty-and-Eight Club. His professional affiliations are with the American Military Surgeons, American Medical Association, Medical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Blair County Medical Society. He attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was married June 24, 1930, to Marguerite Bathgate, of Juniata. R. S. HERSPERGER, district manager for the Edward A. Woods Company, is one of the well known insurance men of Altoona. Born at Allegheny, now BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 142 Pittsburgh, April 4, 1883, he is a son of Andrew A. and Blanche (Miller) Hersperger, natives of the same city, who died in 1917 and 1928, respectively. The father was one of the organizers of the Chautauqua Lake Ice Company, the first in Pittsburgh to manufacture ice, which was later named the Consolidated Ice Company. He and his wife had two other sons, Lee M. and Wade W. R. S. Hersperger graduated from the Allegheny High School and for two years studied at Western University, now the University of Pittsburgh. He then entered the employ of the Jones & Laughlin Steel Company, Pittsburgh, where he remained for fifteen years, beginning as clerk and working up to the position of assistant ore agent. On February 1, 1924, he became district manager at Altoona for the Edward A. Woods Company, a position which he retained until 1929, when he resigned to go back into the field as special agent here for the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. He attends the First Presbyterian Church and is a Republican in politics. Mr. Hersperger married Clare Cox, who was born at Tyrone, Pa., a daughter of Jere Beck and Margaret (Coleman) Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Hersperger are the parents of three children: Ralph, Jr., Donald C., and Anna Clare. LOGAN E. HULL, M. D., general practitioner and obstetrician of Altoona, was born at New Florence, Pa., February 4, 1886, a son of Benjamin C. and Sarah (Decker) Hull, the former of whom has farmed near Florence throughout his active career. After completing his public school work at New Florence, Doctor Hull pursued his pre-medical studies at Ohio Northern University, from which he graduated in 1906, and completed his training at the University of Pittsburgh, from which he received the degree of doctor of medicine in 1910. He was an interne at Altoona Hospital and in 1912 entered upon the active practice of his profession, specializing in obstetrics. He is a member of the staff of the Altoona Hospital and is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Roentgen Ray Society, American Medical Association, Medical Society of Pennsylvania, and the Blair County Medical Society. When the United States entered the World War, Doctor Hull was commissioned first lieutenant in the Medical Corps and served two years in the army, one year in France and with the Army of Occupation at Coblenz, Germany. He was engaged in X-ray work with Evacuation Hospital, No. 6, and participated in the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne offensives, winning promotion to the rank of captain. Doctor Hull is a member of the various Masonic bodies, including the Shrine, and attends the First Methodist Episcopal Church. He married Edith Gibbons, daughter of Walker C., deceased, and Catherine (Merryman) Gibbons, of Altoona, and to this union have been born these children: Benjamin, aged sixteen; Betty, fourteen; William, nine; and Sarah, six. SPENCER W. HURST, M. D., medical examiner for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Altoona district, is a native of Talmage, Lancaster County, Pa., where he was born January 16, 1881, a son of Michael W. and Harriet (Over- BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY 143 holsser) Hurst, both of whom are deceased and were born at Terre Hill, Lancaster County, the father spending his life practicing medicine at Talmage. Doctor Hurst attended the public schools and Millersville State Normal School, teaching for two years at Brownstown before entering Albright College, from which he graduated in 1905. He studied for his profession at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with the degree of doctor of medicine in 1909, and served his interneship at St. Joseph's Hospital, Lancaster, Pa. In 1910, he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona as assistant medical examiner and has since been elevated to the post of chief medical examiner for this district, occupying it since 1925. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad Surgeons' Association and the Altoona Cricket Club and attends the Lutheran Church. Doctor Hurst married Edith Whitelock, daughter of Harry and Edith (Laird) Whitelock, of Reading, Pa., and they have three children: John, Louise, and Robert. RODDY ELLIOTT, deceased, for many years the pioneer lumber dealer of Hollidaysburg and a grandson of the founder of Hollidaysburg, was born at Dutch Bottom, Franktown Township, Blair County, in 1822. His parents were Robert Elliott, of Scotch-Irish and English ancestry, and Mary Holliday, daughter of the founder of Hollidaysburg. Roddy Elliott was specially trained to enter business, particularly to be able to take care of his father's accounts. But he was primarily a woodsman. The pioneer spirit was inherent in him so that he entered the lumber business early in life. He leased tracts of forest land and cleared only the fit trees so that there was never wasted lumber. He was scientific in his method and was known throughout Central Pennsylvania as a leader in the lumber business. Although he was a very potent factor in the development of Hollidaysburg, his love of the outdoors did not permit him to reside within the confines of the town. As soon as the town expanded, his father moved up on the mountain and there built a home. The residence at 502 Montgomery Street, Hollidaysburg, is on the same site that he selected nearly a century ago, and is today in the best residential section of the county seat. Mr. Elliott died on August 5, 1905, at the age of 83 years, and in his passing one of the few remaining links between the old days of the pioneers and the new modern urban life was gone. He was always esteemed by his fellowmen and the persons who had the privilege of knowing him felt that he was a man to emulate. Mr. Elliott never aspired to public life, although he was a staunch member of the Republican Party. In religious affairs he was affiliated with the Lutheran Church. In his marriage to Miss Sophia Hicks, born at Rebecca Furnace, Blair County, October, 1842, married May 16, 1865, two of the pioneer families of the county were united. Mrs. Elliott was a great-granddaughter of Jacob Ake, aforementioned, founder of Williamsburg, known as Aketown when founded. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott were the parents of the following children: Mary Holliday, Harriett, Robert Alexander; Grace, and Edna, deceased, Edith, who married Francis Hiram Herbert, of Berkeley, California. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 144 RALPH E. KNOX, adult probation officer of Blair County, was born in Altoona, September 11, 1892, and is a son of John S. and Margaret (Rhoades) Knox, both natives of Mifflin County, the former of whom has been employed as a boiler inspector by the Pennsylvania Railroad for many years. Educated in the public schools of Altoona, Ralph E. Knox entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad as machinist and continued in this work eleven years. He then became associated with the General Motors Supply Company as sales representative in this state, and so continued until he was appointed adult probation officer by Judge Hare in 1927, the position he now holds. Mr. Knox married Pearl Jacobs, who was born in Reading, Pa., a daughter of James and Anna, (Wheeler) Jacobs, who now reside at Altoona, where the father is in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Knox have one son, James. Mr. Knox attends the First Methodist Episcopal Church and is a Republican in politics. KARL KUNY has been engaged in floriculture at Altoona since 1897. Born at Muhlheim, Baden, Germany, a son of August and Fresia (Buerge) Kuny, both natives of Baden and both deceased. The father was a stone mason and contractor and built many houses and buildings in Baden, where he spent his entire life. Karl Kuny came to the United States in 1891, landing July 4th, that year, and for two months thereafter worked at Paterson, New Jersey. He then came to Altoona and was employed in the greenhouses of the Pennsylvania Railroad until 1897, when he established his present business, his greenhouses being located at 933 First Avenue. His wife, Louisa (Ziebolt) Kuny, is also a native of Baden, and they have three children: William Frederick, Helen, and Karl E. Mr. Kuny attends the German Lutheran Church and is a member of the German Beneficial Union, the Mountain City Lodge of Foresters, and the Home Insurance Association. DWIGHT E. LONG, M. D., physician and surgeon of Altoona, was born at Mapleton, Huntingdon County, Pa., July 21, 1888, the same year in which his father, William Long, an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was killed in an accident. His mother, Sarah (Smith) Long, now resides in Juniata, Pa. Doctor Long acquired his early education in the Juniata public schools and, after attending Millersville State Normal School, graduated from Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, in 1903, with a baccalaureate degree in science. He took his professional studies at the Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery, graduating with the degree of doctor of medicine in 1910. He was an interne at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, for a year, and in 1911, he inaugurated his practice at Freeburg, Pa. When the United States entered the World War in 1917, Doctor Long was commissioned lieutenant in the Medical Corps, serving for a time with the Newport News Base Hospital and later with the 48th Infantry, winning promotion to captain. Following his discharge in 1919, he resumed his practice at Freeburg, where he remained until 1922, the year in which he came to Altoona. BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 145 He has since been engaged in a general practice here, maintaining offices at 545 East Logan Avenue. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the State and Blair County Medical Societies, Lions Club, Masonic Blue Lodge, and Phi Delta Phi fraternity. He married Emma J. Batdorf, of Freeburg, Pa., and they have one daughter, Eleanor, who was born in 1920. REUBEN B. LONG, prominent lumberman, merchant, and farmer of Blue Knob, Blair County, was born in this county in 1873, a son of Jeremiah and Sarah (Burger) Long, the latter of whom still resides at the Long homestead at the age of eighty-three years. Jeremiah Long, of one of the pioneer families of Blair County, was born January 19, 1839, and reared on his father's farm in Greenfield Township, where he obtained his public school education. Shortly after the close of the Civil War, he made his home at Butlerville, now Blue Knob, where he engaged in the mercantile business for twenty years and served as postmaster for a long period. For twelve years, he was manager of Colbroth, Hasty & Company, manufacturers of shooks for hogsheads which were shipped to the West Indies for the Cuban sugar and molasses trade. He was also the proprietor of a farm of 125 acres in Juniata Township now owned by his son. A Republican in politics, he took an active part in local affairs, serving as a member of the school board, road supervisor for Juniata Township, and census enumerator for this township in 1890 and 1900. The Burger farm, on which his wife was born and reared, adjoins the Long property and is now owned by this family. Reuben Blair Long obtained his education in the schools of this section and thereafter worked on his father's farm until 1895. It is his boast that until his marriage to Minerva Jane Hazelett, of Blue Knob, December 29, 1894, he never received pay for his work on the farm. In 1895, he engaged in teaming in addition to his farm work and so continued until 1903, when he purchased the saw mill which he now operates, a venture that has been highly successful, subsequently adding another mill with the increasing demands of the business. He owns nearly 2,500 acres of fine timber land and sells his lumber direct to the consumer, a large proportion of his products being used by the mines in this section. The three hundred acres of farm land which he owns is managed by his son and is devoted to dairying and the raising of grain, hay, and potatoes. He also operates a general store at Blue Knob and on August 5, 1912 was appointed postmaster of that community. Except for the time from April 9, 1906, to December, that year, when he was foreman at the construction of reservoirs, Nos. 6 and 9, Mr. Long has spent his entire life on the home farm. Like his father, he is a Republican and has served twenty-four years on the school board, fifteen years consecutively and, after a lapse of five years, a nine-year period in that position. In 1926, he was instrumental in securing county maintenance of the road from Newry to the Cambria County line, known as the Frankstown Road, which was formerly used for teaming pig iron from the Sarah Furnace and others to the steel mills at Johnstown. When the county began actual grading and surfacing operations in 1929, Mr. Long was chosen as supervisor of BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 146 the work. In addition to the activities mentioned above, Mr. Long is the proprietor of the Chrysler Garage at Duncansville, this county. He is a member of the State Grange and, with the members of his family, attends the United Brethren Church. He and his wife are the parents of three children: Alva Roy, mentioned below; Florence Esther, at home; and Ethel Marie, the wife of Francis Helsel. ALVA ROY LONG, son of Reuben Blair and Minerva Jane (Hazelett) Long, was born at Blue Knob and attended the same school in which his father was a pupil. Since completing his education, he has been engaged in business with his father, managing the three-hundred acre farm. He has developed one of the finest dairy herds in Blair County, consisting of twenty-one head of thoroughbred Guernsey cattle, and maintains fine motor equipment for the grain farming. Mr. Long resides on the old Burger homestead, which adjoins the Long farm and is now owned by his father. He was united in marriage to Mary Strombaugh, of Blue Knob, and to them have been born six children: Kenneth P., Richard R., Samuel C., Donald C., Kathleen B., and Margaret J. Mr. Long is a Republican in political matters and attends the United Brethren Church. FRANCIS HELSEL, a native of Blue Knob, is mechanic for the motor equipment on the Long farms and saw mills. He married Ethel Marie Long, daughter of Reuben Blair and Minerva Jane (Hazelett) Long, and they make their home in the tenant house on the Long farm. He and his wife are the parents of three children: Franklin C., Elwood L., and Ralph. WILLIAM L. LOWRIE, M. D., who has been engaged in active practice at Tyrone for more than forty years, was born in 1859 at Warriors Mark, Huntingdon County, Pa., a son of J. R. and Mary (Lyon) Lowrie, the former of whom was an attorney of that place. Doctor Lowrie acquired his higher education at Williams College and the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his doctorate in medicine from the latter institution in 1883. He entered upon active practice in the fall of that year at Mapleton Depot and in the spring of 1886 located at Tyrone, where he has been in uninterrupted practice of medicine and surgery. He is a member of the staffs of the Altoona Hospital, the Mercy Hospital of Altoona, and the Philipsburg State Hospital and of the consulting staff of the Huntingdon Memorial Hospital. For twenty-one years, he has been surgeon for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Tyrone, and his professional affiliations are with the American Medical Association and the Pennsylvania State and Blair County Medical Societies. A Republican in his political allegiance, he has served as a member of the council and the school board for a number of years. In Masonry, he is a member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery. He is a communicant of the Presbyterian Church. In 1887, Doctor Lowrie married Bertha J. Penny, of Pottsgrove, Pa., and they are the parents of these children: Mary L., the wife of Rev. William Monroe Clark, D. D.; Sarah F., the wife of Capt. Robert A. Love, U. S. A., Brooklyn, New York; Dr. William L., a graduate of BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 147 the Universities of Princeton and Pennsylvania, who is a member of the staff of Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, and married Kathleen Jameson. LEROY B. MACKEY, head of the Altoona contracting and building firm of L. B. Mackey & Son, was born at Milesburg, Centre County, Pa., February 28, 1870. Martin H. Mackey, his father, was a native of Curtin, Centre County, and in 1872 brought his family to Altoona, where he established the firm now operated by his son in 1878. The business grew rapidly and soon became one of the leaders in its field. He was a director of the Union Bank of Altoona and interested in several building and loan associations of this city. He was active in public affairs, serving for several years as county commissioner. He and his wife, who was Sarah (Swanger) Mackey, a native of Milroy, Mifflin County, Pa., died in 1913, and 1915 respectively. They were the parents of these children: John A., Carrie, William, Harry, Annie, Leroy B., Willis, Edith, Elsie, Edward, and Maude. Leroy B. Mackey attended the public schools of Altoona and the Pierce College of Business, Philadelphia, and after his graduation, when he was twenty- one years of age, he became associated with his father in the business which now bears the name of L. B. Mackey & Son. The company is engaged in the building and sale of better type homes and the handling of lumber and building supplies on a retail basis, employing some thirty-five persons. Mr. Mackey is a director of the Union Bank of Altoona and the Independent and Phoenix Building & Loan Associations and is vice-president of the Eastside Building & Loan Association. He was united in marriage to Emma Freet, daughter of Valentine and Mary (Long) Freet, of Philadelphia, and to them have been born three children: Martin, who is associated in business with his father; Cornelia, and Sarah. EDGAR H. MacKINLAY, M. D., engaged in a general practice at Altoona, was born at Dagus Mines, Elk County, Pa., August 10, 1904, a son of Alexander and Catherine (Johnston) MacKinlay, both natives of Dunfermline, Scotland. Alexander MacKinlay was brought to the United States by his parents when he was six months of age and was reared at St. Marys, Pa. He spent most of his life in Elk County. The mother was brought to the United States when she was three years old and, like her husband, was reared at St. Marys, Pa. They were the parents of seven other children: Frances, John, Sarah, Catherine, Janet, Alexander, and Robert. Doctor MacKinlay obtained his early education in the public schools of Dagus Mines and the Kersey High School, graduating from the latter in 1921. He studied at Indiana State Teachers College for a year and graduated from Pennsylvania State College in 1925 with the degree of bachelor of science. He studied for his profession at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, receiving his doctorate in medicine in 1929. He served a fifteen months' interneship at Mercy Hospital, Altoona, and entered upon the active practice of his profession September 1, 1930, maintaining offices at 2000 Union Avenue. He is a member of the BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 148 American Medical Association, Medical Society of Pennsylvania, Blair County Medical Society, and the Logan Lodge of Masons, Harrisburg Consistory and Jaffa Temple. He attends the Presbyterian Church. RICHARD S. MAGEE, M. D., has been engaged in the practice of medicine at Altoona for eleven years, where he was born, January 14, 1893, a son of Richard and Margaret (Fry) Magee, the latter of whom died in May, 1912. The father was associated with the hotel business for many years and is now the manager of the Altoona Market House. Richard S. Magee, after attending the local public schools, matriculated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which he graduated with the degree of doctor of medicine in 1916, serving his interneship at the Altoona Hospital. When the United States entered the World War, Doctor Magee entered the Medical Corps of the regular army and served in France with the First Battalion, 6th Infantry, Fifth Division, until the Armistice was signed. Thereafter until November, 1919, he was stationed at the Base Hospital in Brest, and after his return to the United States, he was assigned to Fitzsimmons General Hospital, Denver, Colorado, where he remained until his resignation in 1920. In that year, he established himself in practice in Altoona, his offices being located at 1308 Ninth Street. He is a member of the staff of the Altoona Hospital, and his fraternal affiliations are with the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council, Commandery, and Shrine in Masonry, and the Jesters and Knights of Pythias. Professionally, he holds membership in the American Medical Association, Blair County Medical Society, Alpha Kappa Kappa, and Alpha Omega Alpha, honorary medical fraternity. In November, 1917, Doctor Magee married Marguerite Bancroft, and to them has been born one son, Richard B. WILLIAM K. MATHEWSON, M. D., treasurer of the Altoona Clinic and specialist in surgery and urology, was born at Fisherville, Chester County, Pa., December 6, 1889, a son of William K. and Isabella Louisa (Jackson) Mathewson, natives, respectively, of Downingtown, Pa. The parents are deceased, the father having spent most of his life as agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Chester County, and as a merchant at Coatesville, Pa. Doctor Mathewson attended the Coatesville Grammar School; Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, graduating in 1908; and Mayer Preparatory School, at Philadelphia, after which he studied at Hahnemann Medical College, from which he graduated in 1920 with the degree of doctor of medicine. He served his interneship at the Pittsburgh Homeopathic Hospital and took a course of several months' duration at the New York Post Graduate Medical School. In September, 1921, Doctor Mathewson came to Altoona, where he has since been engaged in practice, specializing in surgery and urology. He has, since that time, taken further studies in New York Post Graduate Medical School, New York Polyclinic Hospital, and at Johns Hopkins University and the Laboratory of Surgical Technique, at Chicago. Doctor Mathewson is a member of the American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Homeopathic Society, Medical Society of Pennsylvania, Blair County Medical Society, Goddard Lodge, No. 383, F. & BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 149 A. M., and the Kappa Psi and Alpha Sigma fraternities. He married Matilda Dorothy Bey, daughter of Peter and Dorothy Bey, of Altoona, a graduate of the Mercy Hospital Nurses' Training School, and they have two daughters: Dorothy Louise, born April 7, 1926, and Nancy Grace, born May 3, 1929. JOHN A. MATHEWS, assistant general manager and engineer of the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway, was born at Orbisonia, Pa., February 7, 1892, a son of John H. and Amelia (Madden) Mathews, both deceased, the former a native of Huntingdon, Pa., and a merchant of Altoona until the time of his death and the latter a native of Huntingdon County. The graded and high schools of Altoona afforded him his early education, his graduation from the latter coming in 1911, after which he studied at Lafayette College, Easton, Pa., until his graduation in 1915. During the ensuing two years, he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona and then entered the army as sergeant in the Ordnance Department, serving for eighteen months at Camp Hancock, Georgia, and Saltville, Virginia. Following his discharge, he became associated with the Altoona & Logan Valley Electric Railway and now holds the position of assistant general manager and engineer of that organization. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Kiwanis Club, Blairmont Country Club. He married Eleanor Baldridge, of Hollidaysburg, and they have a son, John L. The family residence is at Hollidaysburg. REV. JOHN J. McALLISTER, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, of Altoona, was born in Philadelphia, May 4, 1894, both parents, John and Bridget (Harkins) McAllister, being born in Ireland, the former at Maghera, County Londonderry, and the latter in County Donegal. When he was seventeen years old, John McAllister came to the United States and settled in Philadelphia, where he was employed for a time by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad and for twenty- seven years by the Electric Storage Battery Company. He died there, December 25, 1923, he and his wife rearing a family of four children, as follows: James; Hugh; Rev. John J., and Marie, the wife of P. O. O'Hagan. Father McAllister attended the public and parochial and Magaher Preparatory School, Philadelphia, and studied for the priesthood at St. Francis College, Loretto, Pa., where he was ordained June 21, 1921. At that time, he became secretary to Bishop McCordt and so continued until October 1, 1925, when he was sent to take charge of the pastorate of St. Rose of Lima, Altoona, where he has since remained. CHARLES F. McBURNEY, M. D., has been practicing at Altoona for more than thirty years. Born at McAlevys Fort, Huntingdon County, Pa., August 29, 1874, he is a son of Robert and Sarah Katherine (Smith) McBurney, the latter a native of the same town. Robert McBurney was born in County Down, Ireland, and came to this country when he was sixteen years of age, settling in Huntingdon County. He was a salesman by vocation, which he followed until BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 150 the time of his death, which occurred in 1911, his wife dying February 18, 1918. Doctor McBurney obtained his education in the local public schools, Mercersburg Academy, and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from which he received the degree of doctor of medicine in 1897. Coming to Altoona in that year, he became associated in practice with Dr. James E. Smith but soon after inaugurated an independent practice in which he has since continued. For the past twenty years, he has been a member of the staff of the Altoona Hospital and has been secretary of the Blair County Medical Society for fifteen years. He is also a member of the American Medical Association and the Medical Society of Pennsylvania. He is a past president of the Board of Health, of which he was a member for four years and head for one year. During the World War, he served on the medical examining board of the East Side Draft Board. He is a Knight Templar and Shriner in Masonry and a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Doctor McBurney married Lizzie Rhine, of Altoona, and they became the parents of one daughter, Madeline Esther, who is deceased. RIGHT REVEREND BISHOP JOHN JOSEPH McCORT, D. D., LL. D., was born in Philadelphia on February 16, 1860. His father answered the first call for volunteers when the Civil War broke out, and gave his life in defense of the Union during the first stages of the conflict. Deprived of paternal care, the family was directed by a wise and prudent mother in whose soul burned brightly that flame of living faith which reflects in sacrifice its own reward, and sacrifices unnumbered this heroic mother made in order to make possible a good Christian education for her children. At an early age John McCort was sent to Saint Michael's Select School conducted by the Christian Brothers in Philadelphia. Having finished his preparatory course there, he entered LaSalle College and completed the studies specified as entrance requirements to Saint Charles Seminary. At Saint Charles he pursued the regular course of the Seminary, and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on October 14, 1883. After his ordination, because of his superior scholarship, his zeal and his talents, Father McCort received an appointment seldom given to a young priest. He was admitted to the faculty of the Seminary that had trained him for his life's work, and for sixteen years he ably fulfilled every duty assigned him, lending distinction and inspiration by the force of his example and the charm of his personality. Through his attention to allotted tasks, and by his wise and prudent judgments he won the admiration and confidence of his superiors and the love and esteem of all those who came under his care and direction. In 1899, Father McCort was called from the Seminary and appointed pastor of Our Mother of Sorrows Church, Philadelphia. In 1910, he was made a Domestic Prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor. The late Archbishop Prendergast appointed Monsignor McCort Vicar General of the Diocese of Philadelphia. But greater honors were in store for him, and when the Arch- BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2, 151 bishop petitioned for an Auxiliary Bishop, Pope Pius X awarded Monsignor McCort the appointment. On September 17, 1912, he was consecrated Titular Bishop of Azotus and Auxiliary to the Archbishop of Philadelphia. On the death of the Archbishop, February 26, 1918, Bishop McCort was appointed Administrator of the Archdiocese, the duties of which office he fulfilled with wisdom and discretion until, at the request of his venerable and revered predecessor in the Altoona Episcopate, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Altoona with the right of succession. To record the achievements of Bishop McCort during his years in Philadelphia would be to associate him prominently with every social and Catholic endeavor that has marked the unprecedented advance of the Church in the Archdiocese during the present generation. While occupied with the manifold duties devolving from his office as Bishop, he diligently studied out the necessities of the time and aimed to supply the needs which he deemed most urgent. A Day Nursery founded by him in his parish answered a long-felt want. The beautiful Misericordia Hospital, now one of the finest Catholic hospitals in America, caring for more than six thousand patients annually, is entirely due to his efforts, and it stands as a monument to his zeal as a Bishop and his solicitude for the sick and afflicted. Saint Vincent's Home for Girls and the West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys are two other institutions for the existence of which credit is due to the enterprising zeal of Bishop McCort during his time in Philadelphia. Since coming to Altoona on March 22, 1920, Bishop McCort has worked strenuously for the betterment of the Diocese. He opened and completed Saint Joseph's Home for Infants at Ebensburg, which stands today as well equipped an asylum as any in the state for the purposes to which it is dedicated. In order to provide accommodation for a larger number of orphan boys he has added another wing to Saint John's Orphan Asylum at Cresson, and built a fine and thoroughly up-to-date, eight-room school on the grounds. In order to lessen the burden on the individual parishes, he decided to erect Central Catholic High Schools in Altoona and Johnstown, for which purpose he inaugurated campaigns for funds in the two cities. The amounts were over-subscribed, and today these handsome and substantial schools are accommodating more than one thousand students. In addition to this, eighteen new parishes have been organized by him in the ten years that he has presided as Bishop of Altoona, and new churches and schools built in a number of other parishes. Progress has been made, too, in the institutions of higher education through the erection of new buildings at Saint Francis College at Loretto and Mount Aloysius Academy at Cresson. Perhaps his greatest monument, however, is the grand new Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, built by him in Altoona. Measuring two hundred and sixty- nine feet in length by one hundred and twenty feet in width, and surmounted by a gigantic dome, perfect in symmetry and chaste in design, this gorgeous mass of stone has been erected at a cost of considerably more than one million dollars. It is but fair to state that this has been possible because of the love and the BLAIR COUNTY HISTORY, VOL. 2 - 152 loyalty of his spiritual subjects for their Bishop, who, after, many years of strenuous and painstaking labors, is still vigorous and robust, showing a keen interest in civic welfare as well as in the affairs of his office. Born of a father who gave his life in defense of his country, he has a fine, dignified sense of the responsibilities of citizenship, so that of him it may be said in very truth that he is a gentleman, an American, and a man of God.